Olivia (Highlands County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 27°37'56", Longitude 81°32'51"

Period of record: 48 sampling dates; January 17, 1996 to December 15, 1999

Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 89 acres / 36 hectacres     Bathymetric Map

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Southern Lake Wales Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by undifferentiated sand with humate zones and concentrations of heavy minerals of the Pliocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Carlton Ranch Ridge division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
 
pH
7.1
 Sulfate (mg/L)
13.7
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)
5.8
 Calcium (mg/L)
3.6
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)
83
 Magnesium (mg/L)
2.0
Color (Pt-Co units)
12
 Sodium (mg/L)
6.4
Chloride (mg/L)
10.9
 Potassium (mg/L)
1.8
Silicon (mg/L)
0.4
    

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 48 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
6
11
17
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
370
450
550
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
2.7
4.9
11.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
5.7
10.6
16.7

1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:

Date
TP (µg/L)
TN (µg/L)
CHL (µg/L)
SECCHI (ft
Jan-16-99
9
450
6.3
12.0
Feb-17-99
13
450
6.0
7.7
Mar-17-99
14
550
7.0
8.0
Apr-16-99
13
510
7.0
5.7
May-15-99
13
480
7.7
7.0
Jun-14-99
14
490
6.0
8.7
Jul-15-99
11
460
9.7
7.3
Aug-17-99
10
430
4.0
11.3
Sep-11-99
7
460
2.7
13.3
Oct-14-99
8
410
4.0
12.7
Nov-11-99
10
470
5.0
12.0
Dec-15-99
10
470
10.0
11.3
         
1999 Average
11
470
6.3
9.8

Olivia (Highlands County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 23, 1996

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
24
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
3
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
4.5
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.9
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
4.1
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
60
Average lake depth (m)
6

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
bog-moss Mayaca fluviatilis
100
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
80
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
80
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
70
torpedograss Panicum repens
70
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
70
southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
70
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
60
respuinata bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
50
purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
40
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
40
para grass Brachiaria mutica
40
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
30
cone-spur bladderwort Utricularia gibba
30
. Juncus megacephalus
30
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
20
evening primrose family Onagraceae
20
cat-tail Typha spp.
20
dwarf arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
20
southern naiad Najas guadalupensis
20
sago pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus
20
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
10
exotic bur-reed Sparganium erectum
10
willow Salix spp.
10
southern water-grass Hydrochloa caroliniensis
10
sedge spp. Cyperus spp.
10

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